Muhammad Rasul

Muhammad Rasul was the Governor of Nimruz Province until 2001 under the Islamic Emirate of Afghanistan, preceding Abdul Karim Brahui, and was a Taliban insurgent leader.

Biography
Muhammad Rasul was born to a family of Sunni Muslim Pashtuns, and he fought alongside the Taliban against the Northern Alliance in the Afghan Civil War. He was appointed Governor of Nimruz Province by the Taliban, and he imposed harsh taxes on ethnic and religious minorities while also taking part in opium smuggling. On 13 November 2001 he fled from Nimruz as the United States invaded, leading to Abdul Karim Brahui succeeding him as the Hamid Karzai-loyal governor. In 2015, he formed his own Iran-supported group that sought to force foreigners, al-Qaeda, and the Islamic State out of the country, surprisingly moderate.